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L. Accius Accius. or A'TTIUS, an early Roman tragic poet and the son of a freedman, was born accordi
L. Albinius Albinius. 1. One of the tribunes of the plebs, at the first institution of the office, B.
L. Albinius Albinius. 2. A plebeian, who was conveying his wife and children in a cart out of the city
L. Alienus Alienus. plebeian aedile B. C. 454, accused Veturius, the consul of the former year, on ac
L. Annaeus Seneca or Seneca the Younger or the Younger Seneca Annaeus Seneca or Seneca the Younger or the Younger Seneca. the son of M. Annaeus Seneca,
L. Appuleius Appuleius. commonly called APPULEIUS BARBARUS, a botanical writer of whose life no particu
L. Atilius Atilius. a Roman jurist, who probably lived in the middle of the sixth century of the city
L. Aurelius Verus Aurelius Verus. the colleague of M. Aurelius in the empire, A. D. 161-169. His original na
L. Bacillus Bacillus. praetor B. C. 45, to whom Caesar would not assign a province, but gave a sum of
L. Bantius Bantius. of Nola, served in the Roman army at the battle of Cannae, B. C. 216, in which he
L. Caecilius Caecilius. Works De Mortibus Persecutorum, We generally find included among the writings o
L. Caesulenus Caesulenus. a Roman orator, who was already an old man, when Cicero heard him. Cicero (Cic
L. Calpurnius Bibulus or M. Bibulus Calpurnius Bibulus or M. Bibulus. 1. L. Calpurnius Bibulus, obtained each of the public ma
L. Cantilius Cantilius. a scribe or secretary of one of the pontiffs, committed incest with a Vestal vi
L. Carpinatius Carpinatius. the pro-magister or deputy-manager of the company of publicani, who farmed th
L. Cestius Pius Cestius Pius. a native of Smyrna, taught rhetoric at Rome a few years before the commencem
L. Cluentius Cluentius. called A. Cluentius by Eutropius (5.3), was one of the generals of the Italians
L. Corfidius Corfidius. a Roman knight, whom Cicero mentioned in his oration for Ligarius, B. C. 46, as
L. Crassitius or Crassitius Pasicles Crassitius or Crassitius Pasicles. a Latin grammarian, was a native of Tarentum and a free
L. Critonius Critonius. a Roman, who was aedilis cerealis in B. C. 44. This office had been instituted
L. Culleolus Culleolus. proconsul, perhaps of Illyricum, about B. C. 60, to whom two of Cicero's letter
L. Equitius Equitius. said to have been a runaway slave, gave himself out as a son of Ti. Gracchus, an
L. Luscius Luscius. a centurion in the times of Sulla, notorious for his crimes and for the wealth wh
L. Naevius Balbus Naevius Balbus. plebeian, one of the quinqueviri appointed in B. C. 171 to settle the disp
L. Opiternius Opiternius. a Faliscan, a priest of Bacchus, and one of the prime movers in the introducti
L. Otacilius Pilituis Otacilius Pilituis. a Roman rhetorician, who opened a school at Rome B. C. 81 (Hieronym. i
L. Papiprius Papiprius. of Fregellae, lived in the time of Tib. Gracchus, the father of the two tribune
L. Petrosidius Petrosidius. a standard-bearer (aquilifer), died fighting bravely, when Titurius Sabinus a
L. Pomponius Bononiensis Pomponius Bononiensis. the most celebrated writer of Fabulae Atellanae, was a native of Bo
L. Precius Precius. a distinguished Roman eques, who carried on business at Panormus, when Verres was
L. Priscillianus Priscillianus. acquired unenviable celebrity as an informer, under Caracalla, by whom he w
L. Racilius Racilius. tribune of the plebs, B. C. 56, was a warm friend of Cicero and of Lentulus Spin
L. Rammius Rammius. a leading man at Brundusium, was accustomed to entertain the Roman generals and f
L. Reginus Reginus. tribune of the plebs, B. C. 95, is cited by Valerius Maximus (4.7.3) as a strikin
L. Rustius Rustius. occurs on coins, a specimen of which is annexed. On the obverse is the head of Ma
L. Saenius Saenius. a senator at the time of the Catilinarian conspiracy, B. C. 63 (Sal. Cat. 30). We
L. Septimuleius Septimuleius. of Anagnia, although a friend of C. Gracchus, carried the head of the latter
L. Staberius Staberius. the governor of Apollonia for the Pompeians in B. C. 48, was obliged to desert
L. Ticida Ticida. one of Caesar's officers, was taken prisoner along with Q. Cominius in B. C. 46. (
L. Tullius Montanus Tullius Montanus. accompanied M. Cicero the younger to Athens in B. C. 45. He is also ment
L. Varenus Varenus. 1. Was accused, probably about B. C. 80 or 79 under the Cornelia law de Sicariis,
L. Varenus Varenus. 2. A centurion in Caesar's army distinguished himself, along with T. Pulfio, by a
L. Varius Rufus Varius Rufus. one of the most distinguished poets of the Augustan age, the companion and f
L. Venuleius Apronianus Venuleius Apronianus. 1. Consul suffectus under Domitian, A. D. 92. 2. Consul under Hadria
L. Vettius Auctus Vettius Auctus. L. L., a Roman scene-painter, mentioned on an extant inscription. (Fabrett
L. Vibullius Rufus Vibullius Rufus. a senator and an intimate friend of Pompey, is mentioned on one or two oc
L. Volusius Maecianus Volusius Maecianus. a jurist, was in the consilium of Antoninus Pius. (Capitol. Antonin. P
Labda a daughter of the Bacchiad Amphion, and mother of Cypselus, by Eetion. (Hdt. 5.92.) Accord
Labdacidae a patronymic from Labdacus, and frequently used not only to designate his children, but hi
Labdacus a son of the Theban king, Polydorus, the son of Cadmus, by Nycteis, who was descended from
Labeo, Ateius Ateius. a contemporary of Pliny, who mentions his fancy for small pictures (H. N. 35.4). B
Labeo, Attius Attius. a Roman poet, the author of a translation of the poems of Homer, which is no longe
Labeo, Claudius Claudius. a Batavian, was prefect of the Batavian ala, which went over from Lupercus to Ci
Labeo, Cornelius Cornelius. a writer cited by Macrobius. He wrote books de Fastis (Saturn. 1.16), and de Or
Labeo, Domitius Domitius. In Dig. 28. tit. 1. s. 27, is contained an epistle of Domitius Labeo to Juvcntiu
Labeo, M. (?) Antistius M. (?) Antistius. the son of the subject of the preceding article, adopted the republican
Labeo, Pomponius Pomponius. governor of the province of Moesia for eight years, in the reign of Tiberius. T
Labeo, Q. Antistius Q. Antistius. a Roman jurist, one of those disciples of Servius Sulpicius, who are stated
Labeo, Q. Fabius Q. Fabius. was quaestor urbanus in B. C. 196. The augurs and priests had for some years re
Labeo, Titidius Titidius. a Roman painter, celebrated for small panel pictures. He was of praetorian rank,
Laberius Decimus Decimus. a Roman eques, and a distinguished writer of mimes. He was born about B. C. 107,
Laberius Maximus Maximus. was procurator of Judaea in A. D. 73, 74, the third and fourth years of Vespasian
Labienus the name of a Roman family, which does not occur in history till the last century of the r
Labienus 1. Q. Labienus, the uncle of T. Labienus [No. 2], joined Saturninus when he seized the cap
Labienus 2. T. Labienus was tribune of the plebs in B. C. 63, the year of Cicero's consulship; and,
Labienus 3. Q. Labienus, the son of the preceding, joined the party of Brutus and Cassius after the
Labienus 4. LABIENUS was one of those included in the proscription of the triumvirs in B. C. 43, bu
Labienus 5. T. Labienus, a celebrated orator and historian in the reign of Augustus, appears to hav
Labotas Λαβώτας, (Paus.), fourth king of Sparta in the line of Agis, has nothing recorded of his r
Labrandeus a surname of Zeus Stratius, which he derived from a temple he had at Labranda. (Hdt. 5.119
Labynetus a name common to several of the Babylonian monarchs. It seems to have been a title rather
Lacedaemon a son of Zeus by Taygete, was married to Sparta, the daughter of Eurotas, by whom he becam
Lacedaemonius son of Cimon, so named by his father in honour of the Lacedaemonians, had for his mother,
Lacedas or, as Herodotus (6.127) calls him, Leocedes, a king of Argos, and father of Melas, is rec
Lacer, C. Julius C. Julius. an architect in the time of Trajan. His name is preserved in an inscription on
Lachares an Athenian, was one of the most influential demagogues in his native city, after the demo
Lachares a rhetorician of Athens, who flourished in the fifth century of our era, under the emperor
Laches an Athenian, son of Melanopus, was joined with Charoeades in the command of the first expe
Lacinia a surname of Juno, under which she was worshipped in the neighbourhood of Croton, where sh
Lacinius . 1. An Italian hero and fabulous robber, by whom Heracles, on his expedition in Italy, is
Lacinius 2. A son of Cyrene and king among the Bruttians, by whom, according to some, the temple of
Lacius an Attic hero, to whom a sanctuary was erected on the sacred road from Athens to Eleusis,
Laco son of Aeimnestus, proxenus of the Spartans at Plataea, was chosen with Astymachus, son of
Laco a native of Anagnia, the ancient capital of the Hernicans, mentioned by Cicero as one of A
Laco, Cornelius Cornelius. originally a praetor's counsel (Heinccc. Antiq. Rom. 4.6.9), was promoted by Ga
Laco, Graecinus Graecinus. was commander of the night-watch (praefectus vigilum) in the 18th year of the r
Lacrates . 1. A general sent out by the Thebans, at the head of 1000 heavyarmed troops, to assist A
Lacrates 2. A Pythagorean, a native of Metapontum, mentioned by Iamblichus (Vit. Pyth. 100.36). Ano
Lacritus a sophist, a native of Phaselis, known to us chiefly from the speech of Demosthenes agains
Lactans, Lacturnus Lacturnus. and LACTURCIA, Roman divinities, who were believed to protect the young fruits
Lactantius Notwithstanding the high reputation enjoyed by this father, no sure record has been preser
Lacumaces a Numidian, the younger son of Oesalces, king of the Massylians, was placed on the throne
Lacydes . 1. A native of Cyrene, the son of Alexander. In his youth he was poor, but remarkable fo
Lacydes 2. A peripatetic philosopher, mentioned by Aelian (Hist. A.n 7.41), and Pliny (Plin. Nat.
Ladas . 1. A celebrated runner, a native of Laconia. He gained the victory at Olympia in the δόλ
Ladas 2. A native of Aegium in Achaea, who gained a victory in the foot race at Olympia, in the
Ladogenes or LADO'NIS (Λαδωγενής or Λαδωνίς), a name by which the poets sometimes designated Daphne,
Ladon . 1. A river god of Arcadia, is described as a son of Oceanus and Thetys, and as the husba
Ladon 2. The dragon, who was believed to guard the apples of the Hesperides. He is said to have
Laeca, M. Porcius M. Porcius. 2. a senator and a leading member of the Catilinarian conspiracy. It was at hi
Laeca, P. Porcius P. Porcius. 1. was tribune of the plebs B. C. 199, and by his veto prevented Manlius Acidi
Laelaps i. e. the storm-wind, which is personified in the legend of the dog of Prorris which bore
Laelia 1. The elder of the two daughters of C. Laelius, surnamed the wise. She was married to Q.
Laelia Gens or Laelia Sapiens Gens or Laelia Sapiens. plebeian, appears in the Fasti for the first time in B. C. 190. It
Laelianus, Ulpius Cornelius Ulpius Cornelius. Trebellius Pollio assigns the fourth place in his list of the thirty tyr
Laelius Λαίλιος. 1. C. Laelius, was from early manhood the friend and companion of P. Corn. Scipio
Laelius 2. C. Laelius Sapiens, was son of the preceding. His intimacy with the younger Scipio Afri
Laelius Decimus Decimus. 1. Was one of Cn. Pompey's lieutenants in the Sertorian war. He was slain in an e
Laelius Decimus Decimus. 2. Son probably of the preceding, impeached L. Flaccus for extortion in his gover
Laenas the name of a distinguished plebeian family of the gens Popillia. The name was derived, ac
Laenas 9. C. POPILLUS (LAENAS ?), served as legate in Asia, and commanded, along with Minucius Ru
Laenas 10. P. Popillius Laenas, tribune of the people B. C. 85, a furious partisan of Marius, had
Laenas 11. Popillius Laenas, a senator who unintentionally frightened Brutus and his fellow-consp
Laenas 12. C. Popillius Laenas, the military tribune who executed on Cicero the sentence of the t
Laenas 1. M. Popillius Laenas, M. F. C. N., was consul B. C. 359. The civil disturbances which he
Laenas 3. M. Popillius Laenas, P. F. P. N., one of the tribunes for establishing a colony near Pi
Laenas 5. C. Popillius Laenas, P. F. P. N., brother to the two preceding ones, was consul (B. C.
Laenas 6. M. Popillius Laenas, M. F. P. N., the son of No. 3, was consul B. C. 139, and, as pro-c
Laenas 7. P. Popillius Laenas, C. F. P. N., was consul B. C. 132, the year after the murder of Ti
Laenas 8. C. Popillius Laenas, the son of the preceding, is mentioned, as well as his father, by
Laerces a mythical artist in gold, mentioned by Homer, in a passage from which we learn that it wa
Laertes a son of Acrisius and Chalcomedusa, and husband of Anticleia, by whom he became the father
Laespodias was one of three Athenian commanders, who, with a force of 30 ships, joined the Argives in
Laetilius 2. C. Laetilius Apalus, whose name occurs as duumvir along with that of Ptolemaeus, the so
Laetorius 1. M. Laetorius, a centurion primi pili, mentioned as the first plebeian magistrate, B. C.
Laetorius 2. C. Laetorius, was tribune of the people in B. C. 471, and by his courage and energy dec
Laetorius 3. M. Laetorius Mergus, a military tribune during the third Samnite war (B. C. 298-290), w
Laetorius 5. C. Laetorius, curule aedile, B. C. 216, sent as ambassador by the senate to the consuls
Laetorius 6. L. Laetorius, plebeian aedile in B. C. 202, was obliged to abdicate as his election was
Laetorius 8. LAETORIUS, a friend of C. Gracchus, who on the wooden bridge opposed himself to the pur
Laetorius 9. M. Laetorius, a senator of the party of Marius, was declared a public enemy by Sulla, e
Laetus a Greek writer of uncertain age, who translated from the Phoenician language a work of The
Laetus was one of the lieutenants of Septimius Severus in the campaign against the Arabians and P
Laetus, Q. Aemilius Q. Aemilius. was praefect of the praetorium under Commodus, and one of the chief agents in
Laevinus a cognomen of the Gens Valeria at Rome. It appears on the Fasti for the first time in B. C
Laevinus 1. P. Valerius Laevinus, one of the consuls in B. C. 280, obtained for his province Southe
Laevinus 2. M. Valerius Laevinus, grandson probably of the preceding, was praetor peregrinus in B.
Laevinus 3. C. Valerius Laevinus, son of the preceding, was by the mother's side brother of M. Fulv
Laevinus 4. P. Valerius Laevinus, son of the preceding, was one of the praetors in B. C. 177, and o
Laevius That a poet bearing this appellation ought to be included in a list of the more obscure Ro
Laevus, Cispius Cispius. a friend and legatus of L. Munatius Plancus, and the bearer of confidential lette
Lagius belonged to the Roman party among the Achaeans, and was one of those whom Metellus sent to
Lagon a beautiful youth beloved by Brutus. He was a frequent subject of artistic representation.
Lagoras a Cretan soldier of fortune, who, when in the service of Ptolemy IV. (Philopator), was sen
Lagus . 1. The father, or reputed father, of Ptolemy, the founder of the Egyptian monarchy. He m
Lais a name borne by more than one Grecian Hetaera. Two were celebrated; but, as the ancient wr
Lais 1. The elder Lais, a native probably of Corinth. Athenaeus (xiii. p. 588) says that she wa
Lais 2. The younger Lais was the daughter of Timandra (see above), who is sportively called Dam
Laius . 1. A son of Labdacus, and father of Oedipus. After his father's death he was placed unde
Laius 2. A Cretan, who, together with Aegolius, Celeus, and Cerberus, entered the sacred cave of
Lala of Cyzicus, a female painter, who lived at Rome at the time when M. Varro was a young man
Lalage Under the name of Lalage two distinct persons are intended by Horace. In one ode (1.22, 10
Lamachus son of Xenophanes, in the 8th year of the Peloponnesian war, B. C. 424, with a detachment
Lamedon a son of Coronus, and husband of Pheno, by whom he became the father of Zeuxippe. He was t
Lamia . 1. A daughter of Poseidon, became by Zeus the mother of the Sibyl Herophile. (Paus. 10.1
Lamia 2. A female phantom, by which children were frightened. According to tradition, she was or
Lamia a celebrated Athenian courtezan, daughter of Cleanor. She commenced her career as a flute-
Lamia a family of the Aelia gens, which claimed a high antiquity, and pretended to be descended
Lamia 1. L. Aelius Lamia, was of equestrian rank, and distinguished himself by the zealous suppo
Lamia 2. L. Aelius Lamia, the son of the preceding, and the friend of Horace, was consul in A. D
Lamia 3. L. Aelius Lamia Aemilianus, belonged originally, as we see from the last name, to the g
Lamiscus of Samos, is quoted by Palaephatus (De Incred. init. p. 268, ed. Westermann) as a writer π
Lamius or LAMUS, a son of Heracles and Omphale, from whom the Thessalian town of Lamia was believ
Lampadio, C. Octavius C. Octavius. a Roman grammarian, who divided into seven books the poem of Naevius on the f
Lampadius a Roman senator, who made himself conspicuous by the boldness of his patriotism and politi
Lampetia a daughter of Helios by the nymph Neara. After her birth she and her sister Phaetusa were
Lampon . 1. A native of Aegina, son of Pytheas [PYTHEAS], mentioned by Herodotus (9.78) as having
Lampon 2. An Athenian, a celebrated soothsayer and interpreter of oracles. Cratinus satirized him
Lamprias 3. A son of Plutarch. Works List of Plutarchs Works According to Suidas (s. v. Λαμπρίας),
Lamprias Another person of the name of Lamprias, though it is perhaps only a fictitious person, occ
Lampridius Aelius Aelius. one of the six Scriptores Historiae Augustae [CAPITOLINUS]. Works Historiae August
Lamprocles 2. An Athenian dithyrambic poet and musician, from whom Atheinaeus quotes a few words (xi.
Lamprus . 1. A teacher of music at Athens in the youth of Socrates, who is made by Plato to mentio
Lamprus 2. Of Erythrae, a Peripatetic philosopher, who is mentioned by Suidas as the teacher of Ar
Lampter i. e. the shining or torch-bearer, a surname of Dionysus, under which he was worshipped at
Lampus 3. The name of two horses, one belonging to Eos (Hom. Od. 23.246; Fulgent. Myth. 1.11), th
Lamus a son of Poseidon, was king of the Laestrygones. (Hom. Od. 10.81; Eustath. ad Hom. p. 1649
Lamynthius of Miletus, a Greek poet of uncertain age, who celebrated in a lyric poem the praises of h
Lanassa daughter of Agathocles, tyrant of Syracuse, was married to Pyrrhus, king of Epeirus, to wh
Lanatus the name of a family of the Menenia gens, which was of great distinction in the earliest a
Lanatus 1. AGRIPPA MENENIUS LANATUS, C. F., consul, B. C. 503, with P. Postumius Tubertus, conquer
Lanatus 2. T. Menenius Agrippae F. C. N. LANATUS, son of the preceding, was consul in B. C. 477 wi
Lanatus 3. T. MENENIUS AGRIPPAE F. AGRIPPAE N. LANATUS, called by Livy Titus, and by Dionysius Luc
Lanatus 4. L. Meneniuls Agrippae N. Lanatus, T. F., son of No. 2 and grandson of No. 1, was consul
Lanatus 5. AGRIPPA MENENIUS AGRIPPAE N. LANATUS, T. F., a brother of No. 4, was consul in B. C. 43
Lanatus 6. L. Menenius Lanatus, was consular tribune four times, first in B. C. 387, secondly in 3
Langarus king of the Agriani, a contemporary of Alexander the Great, with whom he ingratiated himse
Lanice the nurse of Alexander the Great. She was the sister of Cleitus. [CLEITUS.] (Arrian, 4.9;
Laocoon a Trojan hero, who plays a prominent part in the post-Homeric legends about Troy, especial
Laocoosa the wife of Aphareus, and mother of Idas. (Theocrit. 22.206; comp. Apollod. 3.10.3, who, h
Laodamas . 1. A son of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians, and Arete, was the favourite of his father
Laodamas 3. A son of Eteocles, and kin- of Thebes: in his youth he had been under the guardianship
Laodameia . 1. A daughter of Bellerophontes, became by Zeus the mother of Sarpedon, and was killed b
Laodameia 2. A daughter of Acastus, and wife of Protesilaus. As the latter, shortly after his marria
Laodameia 3. A daughter of Amyclas and Diomede, and the mother of Triphylus by Areas. (Paus. 10.9.3.
Laodice . 1. A Hyperborean maiden, who, together with Hyperoche, and five companions, was sent fro
Laodice 4. Wife of Antiochus the Great, was a daughter of Mithridates IV., king of Pontus, and gra
Laodice 5. Wife of Achaeus, the cousin and adversary of Antiochus the Great, was a sister of the p
Laodice 6. Daughter of Antiochus the Great by his wife Laodice [No. 4]. She was married to her eld
Laodice 7. Daughter of Seleucus IV. Philopator, was married to Perseus, king of Macedonia. (Plb. 2
Laodice 8. Daughter of Antiochus IV. Epiphanes, and therefore first cousin of the preceding. She i
Laodice 11. Wife of Ariarathes V., king of Cappadocia, by whom she had six sons, all of whom, exce
Laodice 12. Wife and also sister of Mithridates Eupator (commonly called the Great), king of Pontu
Laodice 13. Another sister of Mithridates Eupator, married to Ariarathes VI., king of Cappadocia.
Laodice 14. A queen of the Galadeni, mentioned by Josephus as being engaged in war with the Parthi
Laodice 4. A daughter of Priam and Hecabe, and the wife of Helicaon. (Hom. Il. 3.123; Paus. 10.26.
Laodice 5. A daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra (Hom. Il. 9.146), but the tragic poets call h
Laodice 6. A daughter of Agapenor, who founded a sanctuary of the Paphian Aphrodite at Tegea, and
Laodice . 1. Wife of Antiochus, a general of distinction in the service of Philip of Macedon, and
Laodice 2. Wife of Antiochus II. Theos, king of Syria, and mother of Seleucus Callinicus. Accordin
Laodice 3. Wife of Seleucus Callinicus, was, according to the express statement of Polybius (4.51,
Laodicus a Hyperborean hero, who, together with Hyperochus and Pyrrhus, came to assist the Delphian
Laodocus . 1. A son of Apollo and Phthia, a brother of Dorus and Polypoethes, in Curetis, was kille
Laodocus 2. A son of Bias and Pero, and a brother of Talaus, took part in the expedition of the Arg
Laogoras a king of the Dryopes, was allied with the Lapithae against Aegimius, but was slain by Her
Laomedon a king of Troy, the son of Hus and Eurydice, and the father of Priam, Tithonus, Lampus, Cl
Laomedon (Λαομέδων of Mytilene, son of Larichus, was one of Alexander's generals, and appears to ha
Laon an Athenian comic poet, who is mentioned by Stobaeus (Flor. 123.5), and of whose works a s
Laophonte a daughter of Pleuron, and wife of Thestius, by whom she had Althaea and Leto. (Apollod. 1
Laothoe a daughter of Altes, king of the Leleges: she became by Priam the mother of Lycaon and Pol
Lapersae a surname of the Dioscuri, which they derived from the Attic demus of Lapersae (Tzetz. ad
Laphaes of Phlius, a statuary of the early period of Greek art. His wooden statue of Heracles at S
Laphria a surname of Artemis among the Calydonians, from whom the worship of the goddess was intro
Laphystius . 1. A surname of Zeus, which was derived either from Mount Laphystius in Boeotia, or from
Laphystius 2. A surname of Dionysus, from the Boeotian mountain Laphystius, whence the female Bacchan
Lapis the stone, a surname of Jupiter at Rome, as we see from the expression Jovem Lapidem jurar
Lapithes a son of Apollo and Stilbe, the brother of Centaurus, and husband of Orsinome, the daughte
Lar or LARS (Λάρας, Plut. Poplic. 16, Λάρος, Dionys. A. R. 5.21). was an Etruscan praenomen, b
Lares The worship of the Lares at Rome was closely connected with that of the Manes, and that of
Largus, Scribonius Scribonius. a Roman physician, whose praenomen is unknown, and who sometimes bears the agn
Largus, Valerius Valerius. had been a friend of Cornelius Gallus, but accused him before the emperor August
Larichus one of Sappho's brothers, was cup-bearer in the prytaneium of the Mytilenaeans, and was pr
Larissa a daughter of Pelasgus, from whom the arx of Argos and two Thessalian towns are believed t
Larissaeus and LARISSAEA (Λαρισσαῖος and Λαρισσαῖα), surnames of Zeus and Apollo, derived from the ar
Laronius an officer of Augustus in the Sicilian war with Sext. Pompey, B. C. 36. He was despatched
Lartia Gens Gens. patrician, distinguished at the beginning of the republic through two of its members
Lartius Licinius Licinius. a contemporary of the elder Pliny, was praetor in Spain, and subsequently the go
Larunda or LARA, a daughter of Almon, was a nymph who denounced to Juno that there was some connex
Lastheneia a native of Mantineia, in Arcadia, mentioned by Iamblichus (Vit. Pyth. 36) as a follower o
Lasthenes . 1. An Olynthian, who, together with Euthycrates, is accused by Demosthenes of having bet
Lasthenes 2. A Cretan, who furnished Demetrius Nicator with the body of mercenaries with which he la
Lasthenes 3. A Cretan who took a prominent part in urging his countrymen to resist the attack of M.
Lasus one of the principal Greek lyric poets, was a native of Hermione, in Argolis, and the son
Lateranus was, according to Arnobius (ad v. Gent. 4.6), a divinity protecting the hearths built of b
Lateranus, App. Claudius App. Claudius. was one of the lieutenants of the emperor Septimius Severus in the expediti
Lateranus, L. Sextius Sextinus L. Sextius Sextinus. was the friend and supporter of the celebrated C. Licinius Calvus Sto
Lateranus, Plautius Plautius. was one of the lovers of Messallina, the wife of the emperor Claudius, and was i
Laterensis the name of a noble plebeian family of the Juventia gens [JUVENTIA GENS], but not patricia
Laterensis 1. M. Juventius Laterensis, appears to have served in early life in the Mithridatic war. (
Laterensis 2. L. JUVENTIUS LATERENSIS, was a legate in the army of Q. Cassius Longinus in Further Spa
Latialis or LATIA'RIS, a surname of Jupiter as the protecting divinity of Latium. The Latin towns a
Latiaris, Latinius Latinius. in the earlier part of the reign of Tiberius had been praetor, but in what year
Latinus a king of Latium, is described in the common tradition as a son of Faunus and the nymph Ma
Latinus a celebrated player in the farces called mimes (Dict. of Ant. s. v.) in the reign of Domit
Latinus literary. 1. A Greek grammarian of uncertain age, who wrote a work in six books, entitled
Latro, M. Porcius M. Porcius. a celebrated Roman rhetorician in the reign of Augustus, was a Spaniard by bir
Lausus 1. A son of Mezentius, who was slain while defending his father against Aeneas. (Verg. A.
Laverna the protecting divinity of thieves and impostors; a grove was sacred to her on the via Sal
Lavinia a daughter of Latinus and Amata, and the wife of Aeneas, by whom she became the mother of
Leades a son of Astacus, who, according to Apollodorus (3.6.8), fought in the defence of Thebes a
Leaena . 1. An Athenian hetaera, beloved by Aristogeiton, or, according to Athenaeus, by Harmodiu
Leaena 2. An hetaera, one of the favourites of Demetrius Poliorcetes, at Athens. (Mach. apud Athe
Leagrus son of Glaucon, in conjunction with Sophanes the athlete, of Deceleia, commanded the Athen
Leander the famous youth of Abydos, who, from love of Hero, the priestess of Aphrodite, in Sestus,
Leander or LEA'NDRIUS (Λέανσδρος or Λεάνδριος), of Miletus, seems to have been the author of a wor
Learchus . 1. Of Rhegium, is one of those Daedalian artists who stand on the confines of the mythic
Learchus 2. Some recently discovered painted vases, in the collection of the Prince of Canino at Ro
Lecheates i. e. the protector of childbed, a surname of Zeus, who, as the father of Athena, was wors
Leda a daughter of Thestius, whence she is called Thestias (Apollod. 3.10.5; Paus. 3.13.8; Eur.
Leitus a son of Alector or Alectryon, by Cleobule, and father of Peneleus. (Apollod. 3.10.8; Diod
Lelex . 1. One of the original inhabitants of Laconia which was called after him, its first king
Lelex 2. A son of Poseidon and Libya, the daughter of Epaphus. He was regarded as the ancestor o
Lemures i. e., spectres or spirits of the dead, which were believed by the Romans to return to the
Lenaeus a surname of Dionysus, derived from ληνός, the wine-press or the vintage. (Hesych. sub voc
Lenaeus a freedman of Pompey the Great, whence he is sometimes called Pompeius Lenaeus. He was a n
Lenticula, Licinius Licinius. called in some manuscripts of Cicero Denticula, was one of Antony's dissolute co
Lentidius one of the leaders of the Clodian mob of slaves and gladiators in January, B. C. 57, when
Lento, Caesennius Caesennius. a follower of M. Antony; and unless Cicero is speaking ironically, originally
Lentulus Λέντλος, the name of one of the haughtiest patrician families of the Cornelian Gens [CORNE
Lentulus 9. P. Cornelius Lentulus Caudinus, L. F. L. N., brother' of the last; with P. Scipio in Sp
Lentulus 10. P. Cornelius Lentulus, P. F. L. N., son of No. 7, praetor in Sicily B. C. 214, and con
Lentulus 11. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus, L. F. L. N. (Fasti Cap. A. U. 552); perhaps son of No. 8, sinc
Lentulus 12. L. Cornelius Lentulus, L. F. L. N., brother of the last (Vaill. Cornelii, No. 28), pra
Lentulus 13. L. Cornelius Cn. F. L. N. LENTULUS LUPUS, son of No. 11, nephew to the last (Eckhel, v
Lentulus 15. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus, consul in B. C. 97. (Fasti; Plin. Nat. 10.2, 30.3 (1); Cassiod
Lentulus 16. P. Cornelius Lentulus, L. F. L. N., probably son of No. 12. He was curule aedile with
Lentulus 1. L. Cornelius Lentulus, was the only senator who voted against buying off Brennus and hi
Lentulus 21. P. Cornelius Lentulus Spinther, P. F. P. N., son of the last. (Cic. Fam. 1.7, 12.15, a
Lentulus 23. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus, consul with Mummius in B. C. 146. (Cic. Att. 13.33.3; Vell. 1.
Lentulus 24. CN. CORNELIUS LENTULUS CLODIANUS (Cic. Att. 1.19.2; Gel. 18.4), a Claudius adopted int
Lentulus 25. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, son of the last. In B. C. 60, he was sent with Metel
Lentulus 26. L. CORNELIUS LENTUIUS CRUS. (Cic. Fam. 8.4, init.) Who he was, and whence he derived h
Lentulus 28. SERV. CORNELIUS SERV. F. LENTULUS, son of the last. In B. C. 171, he went with his bro
Lentulus 2. L. Cornelius Lentulus, L. F., son of the last (Liv. l.c.), consul in B. C. 327. He comm
Lentulus 31. L. Lentulus, in B. C. 168 was one of three who carried home the despatches of the cons
Lentulus 33. L. Cornelius Lentulus Niger, flamen of Mars (Cic. Att. 12.7, in Vatin. 10; comp. Ascon
Lentulus 34. L. Cornelius Lentulus, L. F., son of the last, and also flamen of Mars (ad Att. 4.16,
Lentulus 35. LENTULUS CRUSCELLIO, of unknown origin, was proscribed by the triumvirs in B. C. 43; h
Lentulus 37. CN. CORNELIUS CN. F. LENTULUS AUGUR, consul B. C. 14, with M. Licinius Crassus. He was
Lentulus 38. L. Cornelius Lentulus, L. F., consul B. C. 3, with M. Valerius Messallinus. (Index, ad
Lentulus 39. COSSUS CORNELIUS CN. F. LENTULUS GAETULICUS, son probably of No. 37, is sometimes call
Lentulus 40. COSSUS CORNELIUS COSSI F. CN. N. LENTULUS, was consul A. D. 25, with M. Asinius Agripp
Lentulus 41. CN. CORNELIUS COSSI F. CN. N. LENTULUS GAETULICUS. a son of No. 39, was consul A. D. 2
Lentulus 42. COSSUS (COSSI F.) CORNELIUS LENTULUS, probably son of No. 40, was consul A. D. 60, wit
Lentulus 43. LENTULUS, an actor in mimes, and also a writer of mimes, which must have been of consi
Lentulus 6. L. CORNELIUS TIB. N. LENTULUS CAUDINUS, L. F., son of the last. (Fasti Cap. A. U. 516.)
Lentulus 7. P. CORNELIUS TIB. N. LENTULUS CAUDINUS, L. F., brother of the last, consul in B. C. 236
Lentulus or Lentulus Spinther or Lentulus Spinther. 20. P. Cornelius Lentulus, P. F. L. N., surnamed SPINTHER. (Fast. A.
Lentulus or Lentulus Sura or Lentulus Sura. 18. P. Cornelius Lentulus, P. F. P. N., surnamed SURA, son of the last,
Leo or LEON, Greek writers. 1. ACADEMICUS, called by Justin the historian and Suidas LEONIDES
Leo 20. Of METAPONTUM. Iamblichus (Pythag. Vit. 100.36) mentions a Pythagorean philosopher of
Leo 29. Of THESSALONICA, an eminent Byzantine philosopher and ecclesiastic of the ninth centur
Leo Latin ecclesiastics. 1. The first of that name who occupied the papal throne, is usually s
Leo 2. Distinguished by the epithet BITURICENSIS, was bishop of Bourges in the middle of the f
Leo 2. Of ACHRIS (Ἀχρίς, or ACHRIDIA (now Okhrida in Albania), was so called because he held t
Leo 4. Of ALABANDA, in Caria, a rhetorical and historical writer of uncertain date. Works He w
Leo 7. Of BYZANTIUM, a rhetorician and historical writer of the age of Philip, and perhaps of
Leo 11. Of CHALCEDON. Works Record of a Synod on the Worship of Images Fabricius (Bibl. Graec.
Leo AEGYPTIUS AEGYPTIUS. 3. AEGYPTIUS, or the EGYPTIAN. The early Christian writers, in their controvers
Leo DIACONUS DIACONUS. 13. DIACONUS or the DEACON, a Byzantine historian of the tenth century. What lit
Leo GRAMMATICUS GRAMMATICUS. 15. GRAMMATICUS, one of the continuators of Byzantine history from the period
Leo Ii. Ii.. emperor, succeeded his grandfather, Leo I., in A. D. 474, at four years of age, and d
Leo Iii. or Flavius> or Flavius> Isaurus Iii. or Flavius> or Flavius> Isaurus. surnamed ISAURUS, or the Isaurian, emperor of Consta
Leo Iv. or Flavius Flavius or Leo Chazarus Iv. or Flavius Flavius or Leo Chazarus. surnamed CHAZA'RUS, emperor of Constantinople (A.
Leo MAGENTENUS MAGENTENUS. 17. MAGENTENUS (Μαγεντῆνος) or MAGENTINUS (Μαγεντῖνος), a commentator on Arist
Leo MALEINUS MALEINUS. 18. MALEINUS (Μαλεΐνος), governor of the towns of Hierax, Stylus and others, in
Leo or LEON or LEON (Λέων), or LEON, historical. 1. Son of Eurycrates, 14th king of the Agid line at S
Leo or LEON or LEON. 3. A Graeco-Roman jurist, probably contemporary with Justinian. A legal question
Leo or LEON or LEON. or LEON, a physician, called φιλόδοφος καὶ ἰατρός. Works Σύνοψις τῆς Ἰατρικῆς, Co
Leo or LEON or LEON. 2. An Athenian, was sent out with ten ships, in B. C. 412, to act with the squadr
Leo or LEON or LEON. 4. One of the three ambassadors sent from Sparta to dissuade the Athenians from t
Leo or LEON or LEON. 5. A native of Salamis and a citizen of Athens, was put to death by the thirty ty
Leo or LEON or LEON. 6. An Athenian, was joined with Timagoras, in B. C. 367, as ambassador to the Per
Leo or LEON or LEON. 7. An Athenian of the Roman party, who, in B. C. 192, accused Apollodorus of fome
Leo or LEON or LEON. or LEON, jurists. 1. A jurist, who lived about the time of Theodosius II. or shor
Leo or LEON or LEON. 2. A praefectus praetorio of the East, under Anastasius. (Cod. 7. tit. 39. s. 6).
Leo STYPIOTA STYPIOTA. 28. STYPIOTA or STYPPA (Στυππῆς, or STYPA (Στυπῆς), patriarch of Constantinople
Leo V. or Flavius Leo Armenus V. or Flavius Leo Armenus. emperor of Constantinople (A. D. 813-820), succeeded Michael I.
Leobotes 2. A Spartan harmost at the unfortunate colony of Heracleia, was slain in battle by the Oe
Leochares . 1. An Athenian statuary and sculptor, was one of the great artists of the later Athenian
Leochares 2. Another Athenian sculptor of this name, and probably of the same family, but of the Rom
Leocrates son of Stroebus, commanded in the great sea-fight off Aegina (B. C. 457), in which the Ath
Leocritus a son of Evenor, and one of the suitors of Penelope, was slain by Telemachus. (Hom. Od. 2.
Leocritus . 1. A son of Polydamas, was slain by Odysseus. He was represented as dead in a painting i
Leocritus 2. An Athenian, son of Protarchus, distinguished himself greatly in the storming of the Mu
Leocritus 3. A general of Pharnaces, king of Pontus, in his war with Eumenes II. of Pergamus, was se
Leogoras the son of one Andocides, and the father of Andocides the orator, is said to have taken pa
Leoidamas . 1. Of Acharnae, an Attic orator of great distinction. He was educated in the school of I
Leonidas or LEO'NIDES (Λεωνίδας, Λεωνίδης), historical. 1. A general of the Byzantines, who, when t
Leonidas a patronus causarum in the tribunal of the praefectus praetorio at Constantinople. He was
Leonidas physician who was a native of Alexandria, and belonged to the sect of the Episynthetici (P
Leonidas artists. 1. A painter, of Anthedon, and a disciple of the great painter Euphranor. (Steph.
Leonidas 2. A noble youth, a citizen of Heracleia on the Pontus, was one of those who put to death
Leonidas 3. A kinsman of Olympias, the mother of Alexander the Great, was entrusted with the main s
Leonidas 4. A general of Antigonus, who, in B. C. 320, repressed by a skilful stratagem the revolt
Leonidas 5. A general of Ptolemy Soter, who sent him in B. C. 310 to dislodge from the maritime tow
Leonidas or LEO'NIDES, literary. 1. Of Tarentum, the author of upwards of a hundred epigrams in the
Leonidas 2. Of Alexandria, was born, as he informs us (Ep. 8), on the banks of the Nile, whence he
Leonidas 3. Of Byzantium, the son of Metrodorus, who wrote a work, Ἁλιευτικά (Ath. i. p. 13c.) whic
Leonidas 4. A Stoic philosopher of Rhodes (Strab. xiv. p.655), and perhaps the same as the author o
Leonidas I I (Λεωνίδας), king of Sparta, 17th of the Agids, was one of the sons of ANAXANDRIDES by hi
Leonidas Ii. Ii. (Λεωνίδας), king of Sparta, was son of the traitor, Cleonymus, and 28th of the Agids.
Leonnatus . 1. A Macedonian of Pella, one of Alexander's most distinguished officers. His father's n
Leonnatus 2. Another officer in the service of Alexander, a native of Aegae, and son of Antipater. (
Leonnatus 3. A Macedonian officer in the service of Pyrrhus, king of Epeirus, who saved the life of
Leonnorius one of the leaders of the Gauls in their invasion of Macedonia and the adjoining countries
Leonteus a son of Coronus, and prince of the Lapithae. In conjunction with Polypoetes, he led the L
Leonteus of Argos, was a tragic poet and the slave of Juba, king of Mauritania, who ridiculed his H
Leontiades . 1. A Theban, of noble family, commanded at Thermopylae the forces supplied by Thebes to
Leontiades 2. Son of Eurymachus. and grandson, apparently, of the above, was one of the polemarchs at
Leontion a Greek painter, contemporary with Aristides of Thebes (about B. C. 340), who painted his
Leontiscus a son of Ptolemy Soter, by the celebrated Athenian courtezan, Thais. He was taken prisoner
Leontiscus a painter of the Sicyonian school, contemporary with Aratus, whose portrait he painted, wi
Leontium an Athenian hetaera, the disciple and mistress of Epicurus. She wrote a treatise against T
Leontius literary. 1. Of ANTIOCH. Leontius was born in Phrygia, and was a disciple of the martyr Lu
Leontius 20. Of NEAPOLIS (or of HAGIOPOLIS, according to his own authority, cited by Cave) in Cypru
Leontius 2. Of ARABISSUS, in Cappadocia, of which town he was bishop, an ecclesiastical writer of u
Leontius 26. Of ST. SABA. Surius has given (De Probatis Sanctorum Vitis, a. d. 22 Nov.), professedl
Leontius Minor figures named Leontius There were various other Leontii, but none of them of suffici
Leontius jurists. 1. In a constitution of Theodosius II. of A. D. 425, Leontius, a jurist. was name
Leontius 2. A jurist, was the father of a jurist named Patricius, and succeeded another Patricius.
Leontius 3. A jurist, perhaps of the same family with No. 2, but of subsequent date. He was the son
Leontius 4. A praefectus praetorio under the emperor Anastasius, the predecessor of Justinian. (Lyd
Leontius 5. Is the second person named in the commission of ten, who were appointed to compile the
Leontius 6. A patronus causarum in the tribunal of the praefectus praetorio at Constantinople. He w
Leontius a physician, saint, and martyr, who was probably of Arabian origin, but born at Vicentia i
Leontius 3. Of ARELATE or ARLES, was bishop of that city about the middle of the fifth century. Leo
Leontius 5. Of BYZANTIUM or CONSTANTINOPLE, an ecclesiastical writer of the latter part of the sixt
Leontius 6. Of BYZANTIUM. Works Χρονογραφία (Chronographia) According to Labbe (De Byzantinae Histo
Leontius I I. a Syrian, and an officer of reputation, joined Illus in rebelling against Zeno, the emp
Leontius Ii. Ii. (Λεόντιος), emperor of Constantinople (A. D. 695-698), deposed and succeeded the emper
Leontius MECHANICUS MECHANICUS. 17. MECHANICUS, a Greek mathematical writer, whose period is not exactly known
Leontius or Leontius Lascivus or Leontius Lascivus. 16. LASCIVUS. Ausonius commemorates (Professor. Burdigal. Epigram. i
Leontius PHILOSOPHUS PHILOSOPHUS. 21. PHILOSOPHUS, or SOPHISTA, father of Athenais, afterwards called Eudocia,
Leontius PILATUS PILATUS. 23. PILATUS, or PYLATUS, a Greek of Thessalonica, and a disciple of Barlaam. Bocc
Leontius SCHOLASTICUS SCHOLASTICUS. 27. SCHOLASTICUS, a Greek of Constantinople. Works Epigrams He was the autho
Leontius SOPHISTA SOPHISTA. 28. SOPHISTA. [See No. 21.] There was a Leontius, a friend of Libanius, to whom
Leophanes a Greek physician or physiologist, who must have lived in or before the fourth century, B.
Leophron son of Anaxilas, tyrant of Rhegium. According to Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Exc. 19.4, p.
Leos one of the heroes eponymi of the Athenians. He is said to have been a son of Orpheus, and
Leosthenes . 1. An Athenian, who commanded a fleet and armament in the Cyclades in B. C. 361. Having
Leosthenes 2. An Athenian, commander of the combined Greek army in the Lamian war. We know not by wha
Leostratides a silver-chaser, who lived at Rome in the time of Pompey the Great, and executed works rep
Leotrophides one of the Athenian dithyrambic poets, whom Aristophanes ridicules (Av. 1405, 6). The meag
Leotychides Λεωτυχίδης, Λευτυχίδης, (Herod.) 1. Son of Anaxilaus, of the royal blood of the Eurypontid
Leotychides 2. Son of Menares, and sixteenth of the Eurypontids. Having become king of Sparta, about B
Leotychides 3. Fourth in descent from No. 2, was grandson of Archidamus II., and son of Agis II. There
Lepida, Aemilia Aemilia. 1. The daughter of Paullus Aemilius Lepidus, consul B. C. 34 [LEPIDUS, No. 19] an
Lepida, Aemilia Aemilia. 2. The sister of M'. Aemilius Lepidus, who was consul A. D. 11. [LEPIDUS, No. 25.
Lepida, Aemilia Aemilia. 3. The great grand-daughter of Augustus, being the daughter of L. Aemilius Paullu
Lepida, Aemilia Aemilia. 4. The daughter of M. Aemilius Lepidus, consul A. D. 6 [LEPIDUS, No. 23], was mar
Lepidus Παρθυαῖος, the name of a celebrated family of the Aemilia gens, which was one of the most
Lepidus 10. M. Aemilius Lepidus Porcina, M. F. M. N., son probably of No. 9, and grandson of No. 7
Lepidus 11. M. Aemilius Lepidus, M. F. M. N., consul B. C. 126 (Cic. Brut. 28; Obsequ. 89; Oros. 5
Lepidus 12. Q. Aemilius Lepidus, the grandfather of Lepidus the triumvir, must have been either a
Lepidus 13. M. Aemilius Lepidus, Q. F. M. N., the son of No. 11, and the father of the triumvir, w
Lepidus 14. MAM. AEMILIUS MAM. F. M. N. LEPIDUS LIVIANUS, who appears to have been a grandson of N
Lepidus 15. M'. Aemilius Mam. F. M. N. LEPIDUS, probably likewise a son of No. 8, was consul, B. C
Lepidus 16. L. Aemilius Paullus, M. F. Q. N., was a son of No. 13, and a brother of M. Lepidus, th
Lepidus 17. M. Aemilius Lepidus, M. F. Q. N., the triumvir, was the brother of the preceding [No.
Lepidus 19. PAULUS AEMILIUS LEPIDUS, L. F. M. N., the son of L. Aemilius Paullus [No. 16], with wh
Lepidus 20. M. Aemilius Lepidus, the son of the triumvir [No. 17] and Junia, formed a conspiracy i
Lepidus 21. Q. Aemilius Lepidus, consul B. C. 21 with M. Lollius. (D. C. 54.6; Hor. Ep. 1.20. 28.)
Lepidus 22. L. Aemilius Paullus, the son of Paullus Aemilius Lepidus [No. 19] and Cornelia, marrie
Lepidus 23. M. Aemilius Lepidus, the brother of No. 22, was consul A. D. 6 with L. Arruntius. (Pro
Lepidus 25. M'. Aemilius Lepidus, Q. F., the son apparently of No. 21, was consul with T. Statiliu
Lepidus 27. Aemilius Lepidus, the son of L. Aemilius Paullus [No. 22] and Julia, the granddaughter
Lepidus an author of unknown date, wrote in Greek an abridgement of history, of which Stephanus of
Lepidus 2. M. Aemilius Lepidus, M. F. M. N., probably a grandson of No. 1, was augur and twice con
Lepidus 3. M. Aemilius Lepidus, M. F. M. N., eldest son of the preceding, was praetor in B. C. 218
Lepidus 7. M. Aemilius Lepidus, M. F. M. N., the son of No. 3, was perhaps the Lepidus who is said
Lepidus 8. M. Aemilius Lepidus, M'. F. M'. N., son probably of No. 6, consul B. C. 158, is mention
Lepidus 9. M. Aemilius Lepidus, the son of No. 7, tribune of the soldiers in the war against Antio
Lepidus SCIPIO SCIPIO. 18. SCIPIO, a brother of the two preceding [Nos. 16 and 17], and a son of No. 13,
Leporius by birth a Gaul, embraced the monastic life, under the auspices of Cassianus, in the early
Leprea a daughter of Pyrgeus, from whom the town of Lepreum, in the south of Elis, was said to ha
Leptines . 1. A Syracusan, son of Hermocrates, and brother of Dionysius the elder, tyrant of Syracu
Leptines 2. A Syracusan, who joined with Callippus in expelling the garrison of the younger Dionysi
Leptines 3. One of the generals of Agathocles, who, during the absence of that monarch in Africa, d
Leptines 4. A Syracusan, whose daughter was married to Hieron, afterwards king of Syracuse. Leptine
Leptines 5. An Athenian, known only as the proposer of a law taking away all special exemptions fro
Leptines 6. A Syrian Greek, who assassinated with his own hand at Laodiceia, Cn. Octavius, the chie
Lesbocles a Greek rhetorician, who lived at Rome in the time of the emperor Tiberius. (Senec. Suasor
Lesbocles a celebrated statuary, none of whose works, however, were known to Pliny (Plin. Nat. 34.8.
Lesbonax . 1. A son of Potamon of Mytilene, a philosopher and sophist, who lived in the time of Aug
Lesbonax 2. A Greek grammarian, whose age is unknown, but who must at any rate be assigned to a muc
Lesbothemis was a statuary of an ancient date, and probably a native of Lesbos. He is the only artist
Lesches or LESCHEUS (Λέσχης, Λέσχευς), one of the so-called cyclic poets, the son of Aeschylinus,
Lethe the personification of oblivion, is called by Hesiod (Hes. Th. 227) a daughter of Eris. A
Leto in Latin LATONA, according to Hesiod (Hes. Th. 406, 921), a daughter of the Titan Coeus an
Leucadius a son of Icarius and Polycaste, and a brother of Penelope and Alyzeus. Leucas was believed
Leuce a nymph, a daughter of Oceanus, who was carried of by Pluto; and after her death, was chan
Leucippe . 1. One of the nymphs who was with Persephone at the time she was carried off. (Hom. Hymn
Leucippides i. e. the daughters of the Messenian prince Leucippus. (Eur. Hel. 1467.) Their names were
Leucippus 2. A son of Perieres and Gorgophone, and brother of Aphareus. He was the father of Arsinoe
Leucippus a Grecian philosopher, who is on all hands admitted to have been the founder of the atomic
Leucon . 1. A son of Poseidon or Athamas and Themisto, was the father of Erythrus and Euippe. (Pa
Leucon 2. One of the seven Archagetae, to whom the Plataeans, before the beginning of a battle, o
Leucon historical. 1. One of the seven commanders who were sacrificed by the Plataeans, the eve o
Leucon 2. A powerful king of Bosporus, whose reign lasted nearly forty years, from 393 to 353 B.
Leucon the son of Hagnon, according to Toup's emendation of Suidas (s. v.), an Athenian comic poe
Leucon a sculptor of an unknown date. A dog by him is mentioned in an epigram by Macedonius (Brnn
Leucophryne . 1. A surname of Artemis, derived from the town of Leucophrys in Phrygia, where, as well
Leucophryne 2. A nymph or priestess of Artemis Leucophryne, whose tomb was shown in the temple of the
Leucothoe a daughter of the Babylonian king Orchamus and Eurynome, was beloved by Apollo; but her am
Levana a Roman divinity, who derived her name from the custom that the father picked up his new-b
Lexiphanes an Athenian comic poet, quoted by Alciphron (Epist. 3.71). It is uncertain whether he belo
Libanius the most distinguished among the Greek sophists and rhetoricians of the fourth century of
Libentina, Lubentina Lubentina. or LUBENTIA, a surname of Venus among the Romans, by which she is described as
Liber This name, or Liber pater, is frequently applied by the Roman poets to the Greek Bacchus o
Liberalis, Salvius Salvius. an eloquent pleader at Rome, whom the younger Pliny characterises as a man "subti
Liberator a surname of Jupiter, answering to the Greek Ἐλευθέριος, to whom Augustus built a temple o
Liberatus a deacon of the church of Carthage in the sixth century. He was at Rome in A. D. 533, when
Liberius the successor of Julius as bishop of Rome, was ordained on the twenty-second of May, A. D.
Libertas the personification of Liberty, was worshipped at Rome as a divinity. A temple was erected
Libethrides or nymphae Libethrides, a name of the Muses, which they derived from the well Libethra in
Libitina an ancient Italian divinity, who was identified by the later Romans sometimes with Perseph
Libo, Cn. Statilius Cn. Statilius. known only from coins, a specimen of which is given below. On the obverse i
Libo, L. Julius L. Julius. was consul B. C. 267, with M. Atilius Regulus, three years before the first Pun
Libo, Poetelius Poetelius. 2. C. Poetelius Libo Visolus, C. F. Q. N., perhaps a grandson of No. 1, was con
Libo, Poetelius Poetelius. 3. C. Poetelius, C. F. C. N., LIBO VISOLUS, son of No. 2, is distinguished in t
Libo, Poetelius Poetelius. 4. M. Poetelius Libo, M. F. M. N., consul B. C. 314, with C. Sulpicius Longus,
Libo, Q. Marcius Q. Marcius. This name is found only on Roman asses, semisses, and trientes. A specimen of
Libo, Scribonius Scribonius. a plebeian family, which afterwards became illustrious from its connection wit
Libo, Scribonius Scribonius. 1. L. Scribonius Libo, tribune of the plebs, B. C. 216, in which year the fata
Libo, Scribonius Scribonius. 2. L. Scribonius Libo, probably son of the preceding, was praetor, B. C. 204,
Libo, Scribonius Scribonius. 3. L. Scribonius Libo, curule aedile, B. C. 193, with C. Atilius Serranus. The
Libo, Scribonius Scribonius. 4. L. Scribonius Libo, probably son of No. 3, tribune of the plebs, B. C. 149,
Libo, Scribonius Scribonius. 5. L. Scribonius Libo, the father-in-law of Sex. Pompey, the son of Pompey the
Libo, Scribonius Scribonius. 6. The M. LIVIUS DRUSUS LIBO, who was consul B. C. 15, is supposed to have bee
Libo, Scribonius Scribonius. 7. L. Scribonius Libo Drusus, or LIBO DRUSUS, as he is also called, the conspi
Libo, Scribonius Scribonius. 8. L. Scribonius Libo, son, probably, of No. 4, was consul in A. D. 16, with T
Libon an Eleian, was the architect of the great temple of Zeus in the Altis at Olympia, which wa
Libya . 1. A daughter of Epaphus and Memphis, from whom Libya (Africa) is said to have derived i
Libys the name of two mythical personages, one a son of Libya (Hyg. Fab. 160), and the other one
Libystinus that is, the Libyan, a surname under which Apollo was worshipped by the Sicilians, because
Lichas an attendant of Heracles. He brought to his master the deadly garment, and as a punishment
Lichas or LICHES (Λίχας, Λίχης). 1. One of the Spartan Agathoergi (see Dict. of Ant. s. v.), who,
Lichas 2. A Spartan, son of Arcesilaus, was proxenus of Argos and one of the ambassadors who prop
Licinia 1. The wife of Claudius Asellus [ASELLUS, No. 3], lived about the middle of the second cen
Licinia 2. A vestal virgin, and the daughter of C. Licinius Crassus, tribune of the plebs, B. C. 1
Licinia 3. A daughter of P. Licinius Crassus, consul B. C. 131, married C. Sulpicius Galba, who wa
Licinia 4. The sister of No. 3, was married to C. Sempronius Gracchus, the celebrated tribune of t
Licinia 5. The daughter of L. Licinius Crassus the orator, consul B. C. 95, married P. Scipio Nasi
Licinia 6. A sister of the preceding, was the wife of the younger Marius. Hence we find the elder
Licinia Gens Gens. a celebrated plebeian gens, to which belonged C. Licinius Calvus Stolo, whose exerti
Licinianus, Granius Granius. a Latin writer, who appears to have written a work entitled Fasti, of which the s
Licinianus, Valerius Valerius. a man of praetorian rank, was accused in the reign of Domitian of the crime of i
Licinius 1. C. Licinius, was, according to Livy (2.33), one of the first tribunes of the plebs, B.
Licinius 2. SP. LICINIUS, tribune of the plebs, B. C. 481, according to Livy (2.43). Dionysius (9.1
Licinius 3. SEX. LICINIUS, a senator, whom Marius ordered to be hurled down the Tarpeian rock, on t
Licinius 4. The name of three or four slaves or freedmen, mentioned by Cicero, of whom the only one
Licinius Roman emperor (A. D. 307-324), whose full name was PUBLIUS FLAVIUS GALERIUS VALERIUS LICIN
Licinius whose full name was FLAVIUS VALERIUS LICINIANUS LICINIUS, was a son of the emperor Liciniu
Licinius Calvus Stolo or Calvus Stolo Calvus Stolo or Calvus Stolo. 4. C. LICINIUS CALVUS, surnamed STOLO, which he derived, it
Licinus a surname in several gentes, is frequently written Licinius; but in the Capitolini Fasti a
Licinus 1. A Gaul by birth, who was taken prisoner in war, and became a slave of Julius Caesar, wh
Licinus 2. The barber (tonsor) Licinus spoken of by Horace (Ars Poet. 301), must have been a diffe
Licinus, Clodius Clodius. a Roman annalist, who lived apparently about the beginning of the first century B
Licinus, Porcius Porcius. 1. L. Porcius Licinus, lived in the second Punic war. He'is first mentioned in B.
Licinus, Porcius Porcius. 2. L. Porcius Licinus, the son of the preceding, was praetor B. C. 193, and recei
Licinus, Porcius Porcius. 3. L. Porcius Licinus, the son of No. 2, dedicated, as duumvir in B. C. 181, the
Licinus, Porcius Porcius. 4. L. Porcius Licinus, occurs only on coins, of which a specimen is given below.
Licinus, Porcius Porcius. 5. Porcius Licinus, an ancient Roman poet, whom A. Gellius places between Valeriu
Licymnia spoken of by Horace (Hor. Carm. 2.12. 13, &c.), is maintained at great length by Weichert
Licymnius a son of Electryon and the Phrygian slave Mideia, and consequently a half-brother of Alcme
Licymnius . 1. Of Chios, a distinguished dithyrambic poet, of uncertain date. Some writers, on the a
Licymnius 2. Of Sicily, a rhetorician, the pupil of Gorgias, and the teacher of Polus, and the autho
Ligarius the name of three brothers, who lived in the time of the civil war between Caesar and Pomp
Ligarius 1. Q. Ligarius, is first mentioned in B. C. 50 as legate, in Africa, of C. Considius Longu
Ligarius 2. T. Ligarius, brother of the preceding, was appointed quaestor by Caesar, and perished i
Ligarius 3. LIGARIUS, a brother of the two preceding, whose praenomen is not mentioned, perished al
Ligarius 4. P. Ligarius, was taken prisoner by Caesar in the African war, B. C. 46, and was put to
Ligeia or LIGEA, i. e. the shrill sounding, occurs as the name of a seiren and of a nymph. (Eusta
Ligur The name Ligur or Ligus, without any nomen, occurs in Cicero, Cic. Att. 12.23, where he is
Ligur, Aelius Aelius. tribune of the plebs, B. C. 57, endeavoured by his veto to prevent the passing of
Ligur, L. Octavius L. Octavius. 2. The brother of the preceding. During the absence of his brother he defende
Ligur, M. Octavius M. Octavius. 1. a Roman senator. During the praetorship of C. Sacerdos he had become posse
Ligur, Varius Varius. a man mentioned once or twice by Tacitus. In Annal. 4.42, he is spoken of as the p
Ligyron i. e. the whining, is said to have been the original name of Achilles, and to have been ch
Lilaea a Naiad, a daughter of Cephissus, from whom the town of Lilaea in Phocis was believed to h
Lima a Roman divinity protecting the threshold (limen, Arnob. ad v. Gent. 4.9); it is, however,
Limenia, Limenites, Limenitis Limenites, Limenitis. and LIMENO'SCOPUS (Λιμένια, Λιμενιτης, Λιμενῖτις, Λιμενόδκοπος), i.
Limentinus the god protecting the threshold (limen) of the house. (Arnob. ad v. Gent. 1.15, 4.9, 11;
Limetanus, C. Mamilius C. Mamilius. tribune of the plebs. B. C. 110, carried a law for inquiring into the cases o
Limnaea, Limnetes, Limnegenes Limnetes, Limnegenes (Λιμναία ʽοσ̓, Λιμνήτης ʽισ̓, Λιμνηγενής), i. e. inhabiting or born i
Limus the Latin Fames, or personification of hunger. Hesiod (Hes. Th. 227) describes hunger as t
Lindia a surname of Athena, derived from the town of Lindus, in the island of Rhodus, where she h
Lindinus a Latin poet, whose age is quite uncertain, but who probably lived at a late period. Works
Linus the personification of a dirge or lamentation, and therefore described as a son of Apollo
Lipasius the engraver of a beautiful gem, bearing the head of the city Antioch, with the inscriptio
Lipodorus commanded a body of 3000 soldiers in the army of the Greeks, who, having been settled by A
Litae a personification of the prayers offered up in repentance. They are described as the daugh
Litorius a veterinary surgeon, a native of Beneventum in Samnium, who may, perhaps, have lived in t
Lityerses a natural son of Midas, lived at Celaenae in Phrygia, engaged in rural pursuits, and hospi
Livia 1. Daughter of M. Livius Drusus, consul B. C. 112, and sister of M. Livius Drusus, the cel
Livia 2. Livia Drusilla, the wife of Augustus, was the daughterof Livius Drusus Claudianus [DRUS
Livia 3. LIVIA or LIVILLA, the daughter of Drusus senior and Antonia, and the sister of Germanic
Livia Gens Gens. plebeian, but one of the most illustrious houses among the Roman nobility. Suetonius
Livineius The name Livineius seems to belong to the family of the Reguli itself, originally at least
Livius the Roman historian, was born at Patavium, in the consulship of Caesar and Bibulus, B. C.
Locrus . 1. A son of Physcius and grandson of Amphictyon, became by Cabya the father of Locrus, t
Locrus 2. A son of Zeus and Maera, the daughter of the Argive king Proetus and Antaia. He is said
Locrus a Parian statuary, of unknown date whose statue of Athena, in the temple of Ares, at Athen
Locusta or, more correctly, LUCUSTA (see Heinrich, ad Juv. vol. ii. p. 62), a woman celebrated for
Logbasis a citizen of Selga in Pamphylia. When Selga was attacked by Garsyeris, the general of Acha
Lollia 1. The wife of A. Gabinius, debauched by Caesar (Suet. Cues. 50), was probably a daughter
Lollia 2. Lollia Paullina, the granddaughter of M. Lollius [LOLLIUS No. 5], and heiress of his im
Lollia Gens Gens. plebeian, which does not occur in Roman history till the last century of the republi
Lollianus a celebrated Greek sophist in the time of Hadrian and Antoninns Pius, was a native of Ephe
Lollius 1. A Samnite hostage after the war with Pyrrhus, who fled from Rome, collected a body of a
Lollius 2. Q. Lollius, a Roman eques in Sicily, was nearly ninety years old at the time of Verres'
Lollius 3. L. Lollius, a legate of Pompey in the Mithridatic war (Appian, App. Mith. 95), may perh
Lollius 4. Cn. Lollius, a triumvir nocturnus, was condemned, with his colleagues, M. Mulvius and L
Lollius 5. M. Lollius, M. F. is first mentioned as governing the province of Galatia as propraetor
Longatis a surname of Athena (Lycoph. 520, 1032), which according to Tzetzes (ad Lycoph. l.c.), she
Longinus, Aemilius Aemilius. a deserter from the first legion, murdered Vocula, at the instigation of Classic
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 9. C. Cassius Longinus, C. F. C. N., son of No. 8, was consul B. C. 124, with C.
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 10. C. Cassius Longinus Varus, of uncertain descent, was consul B. C. 73, with M.
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 11. C. Cassius Longinus, the murderer of Julius Caesar, is sometimes represented
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 12. L. Cassius Longinus, brother of No. 1, assisted M. Laterensis in accusing Cn.
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 13. C. Cassius Longinus, the son of the murderer of Caesar [No. 11], to whom his
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 14. L. Cassius Longinus, son of No. 12, was left by his uncle C. Cassius [No. 11]
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 15. Q. Cassius Longinus, is called by Cicero (Cic. Att. 5.21) the frater of C. Ca
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 16. Q. CASSIUS (LONGINUS) is mentioned without any cognomen; but as he is said to
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 17. L. Cassius Longinus, of unknown descent, probably the same as the L. Cassius
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 18. L. Cassius Longinus, consul, A. D. 30, was married by Tiberius to Drusilla, t
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 1. Q. Cassius Longinus, tribune of the soldiers in the second Punic war, B. C. 25
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 19. C. Cassius Longinus, the celebrated jurist, was governor of Syria, A. D. 50,
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 2. Q. Cassius Longinus, L. F. Q. N., grandson of No. 1, was praetor urbanus B. C.
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 4. L. Cassius Longinus Raviila, Q. F. L. N., second son of No. 2, received his ag
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 5. L. Cassius Longinus, Q. F. Q. N., son of No. 3, was praetor B. C. 111, and was
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 6. L. Cassius Longinus, described as L. F. by Asconius (in Cornel. p. 78, ed. Ore
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 7. C. Cassius Longinus, L. F. Q. N., brother of No. 6, was consul B. C. 96, with
Longinus, Cassius Cassius. 8. C. Cassius Longinus, C. F. C. N., of uncertain descent. He was chosen in B. C.
Longinus, Cornelius Cornelius. the author of two epigrams in the Greek Anthology, one of which is imitated fro
Longinus, Dionysius Cassius Dionysius Cassius (Διονύσιος Κάσσιος Λογγῖνος), a very distinguished Greek philosopher of
Longinuts, Pompeius Pompeius. one of the tribunes of the praetorian troops, was deprived of his command by Ner
Longus a Greek sophist, who is believed to have lived in the fourth or at the beginning of the fi
Longus, Cassius Cassius. praefect of the camp, whom the soldiers of Vitellius, A. D. 69, chose as one of t
Longus, L. Atilius L. Atilius. was one of the first three consular tribunes, elected B. C. 444. In consequenc
Longus, Lucilius Lucilius. one of the most intimate friends of Tiberius, and the only one of the senators w
Longus, M'. Tullius M'. Tullius. consul, B. C. 500, with Ser. Sulpicius Camerinus Cornutus in the tenth year o
Longus, Sempronius Sempronius. 1. Ti. Sempronius Longus, C. F. C. N., consul with P. Cornelius Scipio B. C. 2
Longus, Sempronius Sempronius. 2. TI. SEMPRONIUS TI. F. C. N. LONGUS, son of the preceding, seems to have bee
Longus, Sempronius Sempronius. 3. C. Sempronius Longus was elected decemvir sacris faciundis in the place of
Longus, Sempronius Sempronius. 2. C. Sulpiciu Ser, F. Q. N. LONGUS, grandson of the preceding, was a distingu
Longus, Sulpicius Sulpicius. 1. Q. Sulpicius Longus, one of the consular tribunes B. C. 390, the year in whi
Longus, Velius Velius. a Latin grammarian. Works De Orthographia He is known to us from a treatise De Ort
Lophon one of the statuaries, who made "athletas et armatos et venatores sacrificantesque." (Plin
Lotis a nymph, who in her escape from the embraces of Priapus was metamorphosed into a tree, cal
Loxias a surname of Apollo, which is derived by some from his intricate and ambiguous oracles (λο
Loxo a daughter of Boreas, one of the Hyperborean maidens, who brought the worship of Artemis t
Lua also called Lua mater or Lua Saturni, one of the early Italian divinities, whose worship w
Lucanus, M. Annaeus M. Annaeus. The short notices of this poet in common circulation, such as that prefixed to
Lucanus, Terentius Terentius. According to the life of the comic poet, Terence, which goes under the name of
Lucceius 1. A Roman general, who, in conjunction with the praetor C. Cosconius, defeated the Samnit
Lucceius 3. LUCCEIUS, M. F, a correspondent of Cicero, B. C. 50, and a zealous supporter of the ari
Lucceius 4. L. Lucceius, Q. F. the historian, was an old friend and neighbour of Cicero. His name f
Lucceius 5. C. Lucceius Hirrus, C. F., of the Pupinian tribe (Cic. Fam. 8.8.5), tribune of the pleb
Lucerius, Luceria Luceria. also Lucetius and Lucetia, that is, the giver of light, occur as surnames of Jupi
Lucianus . 1. Of ANTIOCH, one of the most eminent ecclesiastics and biblical scholars in the early
Lucianus 2. Of BYZA, apparently the BIZYA of the classical writers, an episcopal city of Thrace, li
Lucianus 3. Of CAPHARGAMALA (a village in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem), more commonly called HIE
Lucianus 9. Of SAMOSATA. [See also No. 1.] (Λουκιανός), also called LYCINUS, a witty and voluminous
Lucianus PASIPHON PASIPHON. 7. PASIPHON (Πασιφῶν), a writer to whom Favorinus [FAVORINUS, No. 1], according
Lucienus a Roman senator, a friend of M. Varro, and one of the speakers in his dialogue De Re Rusti
Lucifer bishop of Cagliari, hence surnamed Calaritanus, first appears in ecclesiastical history as
Lucilia Gens Gens. plebeian, produced only one person of any celebrity, the poet Lucilius; but none of
Lucilius 1. SEXT. LUCILIUS, tribune of the plebs, B. C. 86, a partizan of Sulla, was in the followi
Lucilius 2. SEXT. LUCILIUS, the son of T. Gavius Caepio, was tribune of the soldiers in the army of
Lucilius 3. L. Lucilius, was with App. Claudius Pulcher [CLAUDIUS, No. 38] in Cilicia, B. C. 38 (Ci
Lucilius 5. LUCILIUS, fought on the side of Brutus at the battle of Philippi, B. C. 42, and when th
Lucilius, C C. Our information with regard to this poet, although limited in extent, is sufficiently p
Lucilius Junior Junior. a poem in 640 hexameters, entitled Aetna, lihas been transmitted to us, exhibiting
Lucilla, Annia Annia. daughter of M. Aurelius and the younger Faustina, was born about A. D. 147. Upon th
Lucilla, Domitia Domitia. otherwise DOMITIA CALVILLA, the wife of Annius Verus, and mother of M. Aurelius.
Lucilla, Domitia Domitia. was, according to some numismatologists, the name of the daughter of Nigrinus, th
Lucillius (Λουκίλλιος. A poet of the Greek Anthology, who edited two books of epigrams. His name is
Lucillus of Tarrha, in Crete, wrote a work on the city of Thessalonica (Steph. Byz. s. v. Φεσσαλονί
Lucillus a painter, who is highly extolled by the architect Symmachus, whose house he decorated (Ep
Lucina the goddess of light, or rather the goddess that brings to light, and hence the goddess th
Lucius . 1. Of ADRIANOPLE or HADRIANOPLE, was bishop of that city in the fourth century, succeedi
Lucius a physician of Tarsus in Cilicia (Galen. De Compos. Medical. sec. Loc. 9.5. vol. xiii. p.
Lucius 2. Of ALEXANDRIA. When, on the death of the emperor Constantius, and the murder of the Ari
Lucius 3. Of BRITAIN. Bede in his Historia Ecclesiastica, 1.4, states that in A. D. 156, in the r
Lucius 5. Of ETRURIA. Plutarch, in his Symposiac. s. Quaest. Convivial. (8.7, 8) introduces as on
Lucius 9. Of PATRAE, a Greek writer of uncertain date. He wrote Μεταμορφώσεων λόγοι διάφοροι, Met
Lucius artists. 1. A lamp-maker, whose name is inscribed on a lamp in Bartoli's collection. (Luce
Lucius CHARINUS CHARINUS. 4. CHARINUS, an heretical writer of uncertain date. His name is written by Augus
Lucius PAPA PAPA. 8. PAPA, succeeded Cornelius as bishop of Rome according to Baronius in A. D. 255, b
Lucretia 1. The wife of Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome, whom, according to some accounts,
Lucretia 2. The wife of L. Tarquinius Collatinus, whose rape by Sex. Tarquinius is said to have occ
Lucretia Gens Gens. originally patrician, but subsequently plebeian also. It was one of the most ancient
Lucretius 1. L. Lucretius, quaestor B. C. 218, was taken prisoner by the Ligurians, along with some
Lucretius 2. M. Lucretius, tribune of the plebs, B. C. 210, appears to have taken a leading part in
Lucretius 3. SP. LUCRETIUS, plebeian aedile, B. C. 206, and praetor B. C. 205, received in the latte
Lucretius 4. C. Lucretius Gallus, was created duumvir navalis with C. Matienus, B. C. 181, in order
Lucretius 5. M. Lucretius, brother of No. 4, tribune of the plebs B. C. 172, brought forward a bill
Lucretius 6. SP. LUCRETIUS, praetor B. C. 172, obtained the province of Further Spain. In B. C. 169
Lucretius 7. M. Lucretius, a senator, one of the judices retained by Verres, and hence suspected of
Lucretius 8. Q. Lucretius, accused Livius Drusus of praevaricatio, B. C. 54. He is mentioned by Cice
Lucterius the Cadurcan, described by Caesar as a man of the greatest daring, was sent into the count
Luctus a personification of grief or mourning, is described as a son of Aether and Terra. (Hygin.
Lucullus Λεύκολλος, the surname of a plebeian family of the Licinia gens. It does not appear in his
Lucullus 9. P. LICINIUS LUCULLUS, tribune of the people B. C. 110. He combined with one of his coll
Lucullus 10. L. Licinius Lucullus, was praetor urbanus in B. C. 67; in which office he displayed a
Lucullus 11. CN. (LICINIUS) LUCULLUS, is mentioned by Cicero as one of his friends, at the funeral
Lucullus 1. L. Licinius Lucullus, curule aedile with Q. Fulvius in B. C. 202. He and his colleague
Lucullus 2. L. Licinius Lucullus, the grandfather of Lucullus, the conqueror of Mithridates, and th
Lucullus 3. L. Licinius Lucullus, L. F., son of the preceding, was praetor in B. C. 103, and was ap
Lucullus 4. L. Licinius Lucullus, L. F. L. N., celebrated as the conqueror of Mithridates, and by m
Lucullus 5. L. LICINIUS LUCULLUS, L. F. L. N., son of the preceding. His praenomen, according to Va
Lucullus 6. M. Licinius Luctllus, L. F. L. N., son of No. 3, and own brother of No. 4, though Eutro
Lucullus 7. C. Licinius Lucullus, tribune of the people B. C. 196, was the proposer of a law for th
Lucullus 8. M. Licinius Lucullus, was praetor peregrinus in B. C. 186, the year that was rendered m
Ludius a Roman painter, in the time of Augustus. Pliny tells us that he was the first to adorn th
Luna the moon. The sun and the moon were worshipped both by Greeks and Romans, and among the la
Luperca or LUPA, an ancient Italian divinity, the wife of Lupercus, who, in the shape of a she-wol
Lupercus an ancient Italian divinity, who was worshipped by shepherds as the protector of their flo
Lupercus a friend of the younger Pliny, to whom the latter occasionally sent his orations for revis
Lupercus of Berytus, a learned grammarian, lived a little time before the Roman emperor Claudius II
Lupercus, Mummius Mummius. a Roman legate, and commander of the winter-quarters of two legions of the army o
Lupus bishop of Troyes, hence surnamed Trecensis. His praises are loudly proclaimed by Sidonius
Lupus a friend of Cicero and Brutus, who is mentioned more than once in Cicero's letters. (Ad Fa
Lupus, Curtius Curtius. was quaestor in A. D. 24. Lipsius supposes that he was one of the four quaestores
Lupus, Junius Junius. a Roman senator, who brought a charge of treason against L. Vitellius, the father
Lupus, Numisius Numisius. was commander of one of the three legions (the eighth) stationed in the province
Lupus, Rutilius Rutilius. 1. P. Rutilius Lupus, L. F. L. N., consul, with L. Julius Caesar, in B. C. 90, t
Lupus, Rutilius Rutilius. 2. P. Rutilius Lupus, probably son of the preceding, tribune of the plebs, B. C.
Lupus, Rutilius Rutilius. Works De Figuris Sententiarum et Elocutionis is the name attached to a rhetorica
Lupus, Virius Virius. governor of Britain in the reign of the emperor Alexander Severus, was obliged to
Lurco, M. Aufidius M. Aufidius. tribune of the plebs, in B. C. 61. was the author of the Lex Aufidia de Ambit
Luscinus, Fabricius Fabricius. 1. C. Fabricius Luscinus, C. F. C. N., one of the most popular heroes in the Ro
Luscinus, Fabricius Fabricius. 2. C. Fabricius Luscinus, probably a grandson of the preceding, judging from hi
Luscius, Lavinius Lavinius. a Latin comic poet, the contemporary and rival of Terence, who mentions him seve
Luscus a cognomen of the Annia, Aufidia, and Furia gentes, derived, like so many of the Roman sur
Luscus, Annius Annius. 1. T. Annius Luscus, son of T. Annius, captured by the Boian Gauls in B. C. 218 [A
Luscus, Annius Annius. 2. T. Annius Luscus, T. F., son, probably, of the preceding, was consul in B. C. 1
Luscus, Annius Annius. 3. T. Annius Luscus, T. F. T. N., with the agnomen RUFUS, was consul in B. C. 128.
Luscus, Annius Annius. 4. C. Annius Luscus, T. F. T. N., perhaps son of the preceding. He was commander o
Luscus, Aufidius Aufidius. the chief magistrate at Fundi, ridiculed by Horace, on account of the ridiculous
Lutatia Gens Gens. plebeian. The name is sometimes written in MSS. Luctatius as well as Lutatius: in th
Lutatius Some writers consider him to be the same as the C. Lutatius Catulus who perished in the pr
Lutatius Daphnis Daphnis. a celebrated grammarian, who was purchased by Q. Lutatius Catulus [CATULUS, No. 3
Luxorius flourished in Africa under the Vandal king Hilderic during the early part of the sixth cen
Lycaeus sometimes also Lyceus, a surname of certain divinities worshipped on mount Lycaeum in Arca
Lycaon . 1. A son of Pelasgus by Meliboea, the daughter of Oceanus, and king of Arcadia (Apollod.
Lycastus a son of Minos and Itone, was king of Crete and husband of Ida, the daughter of Corybas (D
Lyceas of Naucratis, the author of a work on Egypt, which is mentioned by Athenaeus (xiii. p. 560
Lycegenes a surname of Apollo, describing him either as the god born in Lycia, or as the god born of
Lyceius a surname of Apollo, the meaning of which is not quite certain, for some derive it from λύ
Lycidas a member of the senate of Five Hundred at Athens, who was stoned to death by his fellow-ci
Lycinus an Italian Greek, an exile from his native city, who entered the service of Antigonus Gona
Lycis an Athenian comic poet, who is only known by the reference to him in the Frogs of Aristoph
Lyciscus . 1. A Messenian, descended from Aepytus. In the first Messenian war, the Messenians, havi
Lyciscus 2. An Athenian demagogue, obliged Euryptolemus to drop his threatened prosecution of Calli
Lyciscus 3. An officer of Cassander, was sent by him to Epeirus as regent and general, when the Epe
Lyciscus 4. An officer of Agathocles, by whom he was much esteemed for his military talents. During
Lyciscus 5. An Acarnanian, was sent by his countrymen as ambassador to the Lacedaiemonians, B. C. 2
Lyciscus 6. An Aetolian, a partisan of Rome, was made general of the Aetolians, in B. C. 171, throu
Lycius i. e. the Lycian, a surname of Apollo, who was worshipped in several places of Lycia, and
Lycius of Eleutherae, in Boeotia, was a distinguished statuary, whom Pliny mentions as only the d
Lycoleon an Athenian orator, and a disciple of Isocrates, is mentioned only by Aristotle (Aristot.
Lycomedes . 1. A king of the Dolopians, in the island of Scyros, near Euboea, father of Deidameia, a
Lycomedes 2. A son of Creon, one of the Greek warriors at Troy (Hom. Il. 9.84); he was represented a
Lycomedes . 1. An Athenian, son of Aeschreas, was the first Greek who captured a Persian ship at Art
Lycomedes 2. A Mantinean, according to Xenophon and Pausanias, wealthy, high-born, and ambitious. Di
Lycomedes 3. A Rhodian, was appointed to command the Persian garrison placed in Mytilene by Autophra
Lycomedes 4. Priest of the goddess Enyo or Bellona at Comana, and sovereign, therefore, of the surro
Lycon the name of two mythical personages, one, a son of Hippocoon, was killed by Heracles (Apol
Lycon historical. 1. An orator and demagogue at Athens, was one of the three accusers of Socrate
Lycon 2. A Syracusan, who, when the Zacynthian assassins had entered the house of Dion unarmed,
Lycon 3. An admiral of Antigonus, king of Asia, was sent by him, in B. C. 313, to the aid of Cal
Lycon 4. Of Scarphea, a comic actor, who, while performing on one occasion before Alexander the
Lycon 2. Of Iasos, wrote upon Pythagoras. (Ath. ii. p. 47a., p. 69e., 10.418, f.; D. L. 5.69.) I
Lycon 3. Of Troas, a distinguished Peripatetic philosopher, who was the son of Astyanax, and the
Lycophron a son of Mastor, who had been obliged to quit his native place Cythera, on account of a mu
Lycophron . 1. The younger son of Periander, tyrant of Corinth, by his wife Lyside or Melissa. Melis
Lycophron 2. A Corinthian general, was slain in a battle with the Athenians, who had made a descent
Lycophron 3. An Athenian, son of one Lycurgus, and father of Lycurgus the orator. The language of th
Lycophron 4. A citizen of Pherae, where he put down the government of the nobles and established a t
Lycophron 5. A son, apparently, of Jason, and one of the brothers of Thebe, wife of Alexander, the t
Lycophron 6. A Rhodian, was sent by his countrymen as ambassador to Rome, in B. C. 177, to obtain fr
Lycophron the celebrated Alexandrian grammarian and poet, was a native of Chalcis in Euboea, the son
Lycopiiontes a son of Autophonus, a Theban, who, in conjunction with Macon, lay in ambush, with 50 men,
Lycoreus . 1. A surname of Apollo, perhaps in the same sense as Lyceius; but he is usually so calle
Lycoreus 2. A son of Apollo and the nymph Corycia, from whom Lycoreia, in the neighbourhood of Delp
Lycoris was the name under which C. Cornelius Gallus celebrated in his poems his mistress Cytheris
Lycortas of Megalopolis, was the father of Tolybius, the historian, and the close friend of Philopo
Lyctus a son of Lycaon, and the mythical founder of the ancient town of Lyctos in Crete. (Hom. Il
Lycurgus . 1. A son of Dryas, and king of the Edones in Thrace. He is famous for his persecution of
Lycurgus an Attic orator, was born at Athens about B. C. 396, and was the son of Lycophron, who bel
Lycurgus 2. A son of Aleus and Neaera, and a brother of Cepheus and Auge, was king in Arcadia, and
Lycurgus 3. A son of Pronax and brother of Amphithea, the wife of Adrastus. He took part in the war
Lycurgus 4. A son of Pheres and Periclymene, a brother of Admetus, was king of the country about Ne
Lycurgus 6. A son of Eunomus, a mythical legislator of the Lacedaemonians. His son is called Eucosm
Lycurgus the Spartan legislator. We cannot more appropriately begin the life of Lycurgus than by re
Lycurgus . 1. An Athenian, son of Aristolaidas, was the leader of the high oligarchical party, or t
Lycurgus 2. A Lacedaemonian, who, though not of the royal blood, was chosen king, in B. C. 220, tog
Lycus . 1. Of Pharae, in Achaia, lieutenant-general of the Achaeans, for Aratus, in B. C. 217, d
Lycus 2. A commander of the Rhodians, who, when the Caunians had revolted from Rhodes, in B. C.
Lycus of Rhegium, surnamed Βουθηρας, the father, real or adoptive, of the poet Lycophron, was an
Lycus 1. A native of Napl s, who is quoted by Erotianus (Gloss. Hippocr. pp. 66, 214), and who m
Lycus 2. A native of Macedonia, who was a pupil of Quintus, in the former half of the second cen
Lycus 4. A tyrant of Thebes, is likewise called by some a son of Poseidon, though Euripides (Her
Lycus 5. One of the Telchines, who is said to have gone to Lycia, and there to have built the te
Lycus 6. A son of Pandion, and brothe of Aegeus, Nisus, and Pallas. He was expelled y Aegeus, an
Lycus 8. A king of Lycia, who is said to have intended to sacrifice to Ares, Diomedes, who on hi
Lycus 9. A son of Dascylus, and king of the Mariandynians, was connected with Heracles and the A
Lydiades . 1. A citizen of Megalopolis, who, though of…
Lydiades 2. A native of Megalopolis, one of the three ambassadors sent by the Achaeans to Rome in B
Lydus a son of Atys and Callithea, and brother of Tyrrhenus or Torybus, is said to have been the
Lygdamis 1. The leader of the Cimmerians in their invasion of Lydia. They took Sardis, and were mar
Lygdamis 2. Of Naxos, was a distinguished leader of the popular party of the island in their strugg
Lygdamis 3. The father of Artemisia, queen of Halicarnassus, the contemporary of Xerxes. (Hdt. 7.99
Lygdamis 4. Tyrant of Halicarnassus, the son of Pisindelis, and the grandson of Arternisia. The his
Lygdamis 5. A Syracusan who conquered in the Pancratium in the Olympic games in the 33rd Olympiad.
Lygodesma a surname of Artemis whose statue had been found by the brothers Astrabacus and Alopecus u
Lynceus . 1. A son of Aegyptus and Argyphia, and husband of the Danaid Hypermnestra, by whom he be
Lynceus 2. A son of Aphareus and Arene, and brother of Idas, was one of the Argonauts and famous f
Lynceus of Samos, the disciple of Theophrastus, and the brother of the historian Duris, was a cont
Lynceus a contemporary of Propertius, who complains that Lynceus had won the affections of his mis
Lyncus a king of Scythia, or, according to others, of Sicily, wanted to murder Triptolemus, who c
Lysander of Sparta, was the son of Aristocleitus or Aristocritus, and, according to Plutarch, of an
Lysandra daughter of Ptolemy Soter and Eurydice, the daughter of Antipater. She was married first t
Lysanias . 1. An Athenian of the deme Sphettus who, according to some accounts, was the father of A
Lysanias 3. A friend of Alexander the Great. In conjunction with Philotas he was sent to the coast,
Lysanias 4. A Greek grammarian, a native of Cyrene. He is mentioned by Athenaeus as the author of a
Lysanias 6. A descendant of the last, who was tetrarch of Abilene, at the time when our Saviour ent
Lysanias a statuary, whose name occurs in an inscription on a base found in the island of Scio, Λισ
Lysanoridas one of the three Spartan harmosts who surrendered the Cadmeia to the Theban exiles in B. C
Lysiades . 1. An Athenian poet, (probably dithyrambic, since his victory was gained with a chorus o
Lysiades 2. An Epicurean philosopher of Athens, the son of the celebrated philosopher Phaedrus, was
Lysianassa the name of three mythical personages, none of whom is of any interest. (Hesiod. Theog. 25
Lysias . 1. An Athenian, who, according to Diodorus (13.74), was one of the ten generals appointe
Lysias 2. A general under Seleucus Nicator, who in B. C. 286, by the command of that prince, occu
Lysias 3. One of the ambassadors sent by Antiochus the Great, in B. C. 196, to meet the ten deput
Lysias 4. A general and minister of Antiochus Epiphanes, who enjoyed so high a place in the confi
Lysias 5. A native of Tarsus in Cilicia, called by Athemeus an Epicurean philosopher, who raised
Lysias an Attic orator, was born at Athens in B. C. 458; he was the son of Cephalus, who was a na
Lysias a sculptor of the time of Augustus, for whom he executed a great and highly valued group,
Lysicles . 1. Possibly a son of Abronychus, was sent out by the Athenians, with four colleagues, in
Lysicles 2. One of the commanders of the Athenian army at the battle of Chaeroneia, B. C. 338, was
Lysicrates an Athenian, whose name has become celebrated by means of his beautiful choragic monument.
Lysidice a daughter of Pelops, married to Mestor, by whom she had a daughter, Hippothoe (Apollod. 2
Lysidicus the father of C. Annius Cimber, the latter of whom Cicero calls Lysidicum ipsum, i.e. λυσι
Lysimache a daughter of Abas, and the wife of Talaus (Apollod. 1.9.13; ADRASTUS). Another personage
Lysimachides a Greek writer, the author of a work on the Attic orators, addressed to Caecilius. He seem
Lysimachus 2. A lyric poet of only moderate worth, μελοποιὸε εὐτελής, who, as we are informed by Suid
Lysimachus 3. One of the tutors of Alexander the Great, was an Acarnanian by birth. Though a man of v
Lysimachus 4. Another philosopher of the same name, and of a similar character, is mentioned by Athen
Lysimachus 5. Of Alexandria, a distinguished grammarian, frequently cited by the scholiasts and other
Lysimachus 6. A writer on agriculture, often referred to by Varro, Columella, and Pliny; and perhaps
Lysimachus of Cos, a physician, who wrote a commentary on the works of the Hippocratic Collection in
Lysimachus 2. Son of Aristeides, and grandson of the preceding, is spoken of as a man himself of an i
Lysimachus 3. Son of Lysimachus, king of Thrace (see below), by Arsinoe, daughter of Ptolemy Soter. A
Lysimachus 4. Son of Ptolemy Philadelphus by Arsinoe, the daughter of Lysimachus, king of Thrace. He
Lysimachus 5. A friend and counsellor of Philip V., king of Macedonia, was one of the two selected by
Lysimachus 6. A brother of Apollodotus, the general who defended Gaza against Alexander Jannaeus. He
Lysimachus 7. A Jew, one of the friends of Herod, who was put to death by him as being connected with
Lysimachus king of Thrace. He was a Macedonian by birth (according to Arrian, a native of Pella), but
Lysimachus literary. 1. A comic poet, mentioned by Lucian, who ridicules him for the absurd pedantry
Lysinus is mentioned in the spurious letters of Phalaris, as a poet who wrote odes and tragedies a
Lysippe the name of three mythical personages, one a daughter of Thespius (Apollod. 2.7.8), the se
Lysippus a Lacedaemonian, was left by Agis II. as harmost at Epitalium in Elis, when the king himse
Lysippus literary. 1. An Arcadian, a comic poet of the old Comedy. His date is fixed by the marble
Lysippus 2. Of Epeirus, wrote a κατάλογος ἀσεβῶν. which is quoted by the scholiast on Apollonius Rh
Lysippus artists. 1. Of Sicyon, one of the most distinguished Greek statuaries, is placed by Pliny
Lysippus 2. A painter in encaustic, of the Aeginetan school, who placed on his paintings the word ἐ
Lysippus 3. A statuary of Heracleia, the son of Lysippus, who is known from an inscription on the b
Lysis . 1. An eminent Pythagorean philosopher, who, driven out of Italy in the persecution of hi
Lysis 3. A poet of the hilaroedic style, was the successor of Simus, the inventor of that specie
Lysistratus of Sicyon, statuary, was the brother of Lysippus, with whom he is placed by Pliny at the 1
Lysius i. e. the Deliverer, a surname of Dionysus, under which he was worshipped at Corinth, wher
Lysizona i. e. the goddess who loosens the girdle, is a surname of Artemis and Eileithyia, who were
Lyso a Sicilian of rank at Lilybaeum, whom Verres, while praetor of Sicily in B. C. 73-71, robb
Lyso a native of Patrae, in Achaia (Cic. Fam. 13.19), who is commonly said to have been a physi
Lyson a statuary, who is mentioned by Pliny among those who made " athletas, et armatos, et vena
Lyterius i. e. the Deliverer, a surname of Pan, under which he had a sanctuary at Troezene, because